Mercury contamination remains exceedingly high among Brazil’s Yanomami Indigenous peoples
São Paulo, Brazil – As Brazil’s government continues to grapple with suppressing a surge of illegal gold mining in the Amazon, the Yanomami, an Indigenous...
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Brazil’s Congress overturns Lula’s veto on bill that weakens Indigenous land rights
São Paulo, Brazil – In a major setback for Brazil’s Indigenous, as well as for the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the...
Brazil’s Indigenous win legal battle for land demarcation in Supreme Court
São Paulo, Brazil – In a historic decision, Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a proposed regulation by politicians backed by agribusiness interests to severely...
